For media inquiries regarding my books Brew Beer Like a Yeti and Make Mead Like a Viking, please visit Chelsea Green Publishing.
A livestreamed (and now a YouTube video) Q&A on mead making and my various other endeavors, along with a performance by the inimitable Gaelynn Lea!
My Make Mead Like a Viking talk for NC State’s super cool Fermentology program.
Paul Arney of Ale Apothecary in Bend, Oregon stirs the sahti mash. (Photo by Mika Laitinen).
This is a rundown of the brew day in Bend, Oregon I shared with Mika Laitinen of brewingnordic.com and Seth Klann of Mecca Grade Estate Malt during my 2019 Viking Yeti Beer Tour. What an honor to brew this super unique beer with some true modern brewing legends. I wish a hearty skål to them all!
I was honored to be one of the first guests on this brand new podcast, where I talk in-depth about making mead with wild yeast.
Enjoyed chatting with Brian Pombo about mead, brewing, and eking out a living as a freelance writer!
Had a lovely time sitting down with Emma Inch of Fermentation Beer and Brewing Radio chatting at beer in a London pub!
Talkin’ mead at the Mead House!
If you haven’t made it to one of my Mother Earth News Fair presentations or want to see what they’re all about, you can check out this Webcast and presentations by other speakers for a small fee.
In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends Jereme Zimmerman and Victoria Redhead Miller chat about basic mead and beer making, and have a lively discussion about the history of beer and alcohol around the world.
A nice little interview I did with David Nilsen Beer. Read on if you want to get an idea of what I'm *really* about when it comes to brewing. David's questions really allowed me to open up and get some info out that I've been wanting to share for a while.
Had a great talk with the wise and magnificent Jack Spirko on his program The Survival Podcast.
As always, I enjoyed chatting with Vick "truth isn’t truth" Mickunas on his program The Book Nook.
Had a nice little chat with my friend Troy Price about my little town of Berea, KY in my little town of Berea, KY. Arts, crafts, sustainability, and plain old laid back fun. Come check us out!
I was honored to help mark the 8th anniversary of my good friend Scott Mann’s Permaculture Podcast. We sat down to record this one in-person at the Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. Our discussion included ancient brewing, yeast cultivation, and the historical importance of fermented beverages, along with the wide range of flavoring ingredients that can be used in them. Enjoy!
Talking beer, brewing, and the question on everyone’s minds: who would win in a fight between a Viking and a Yeti?
Me chatting traditional beer brewing and food fermentation with the lovely ladies of The Local Life in Louisville, Kentucky.
Click the Viking Nerds logo to visit the section of our YouTube channel devoted solely to mead and brewing!
As one of the Viking Nerds, this gameplay video of our game Don't Fall in the Mead Hall from our friends at Lords of the Trident makes me squeal with Viking glee.
A discussion I had with Jack Spirko on his great Survival Podcast on mead, sustainability, community building, fermentation, and whatever other topic we felt like meandering into. Enjoy!
Me reading the Mead of Poetry story from Make Mead Like a Viking at the Berea Book Fest in Berea, Kentucky.
A television appearance in which I discuss my book Make Mead Like a Viking, and the Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK)'s annual conference March 4-5 2016.
A little chat I had with Vick Mickunas (@BookNookVick) about mead, Norse mythology and the arts community I call home, Berea, Kentucky.
I love AleHorn's products. I drink from one of their drinking horn tankards and comb my beard with one of their horn combs. I was tipsy with Viking joy when I read this great review of Make Mead Like a Viking. Very thorough and well-written. Clearly they did their research. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!
A wonderful review of my book Make Mead Like a Viking by mead-maker and herbalist extraordinaire Amber of Pixie's Pocket.
A video of me talking about mead making at my home in Berea made by photographer Mark Cornelison of the Lexington Herald-Leader. You can also catch glimpses of my "helpers" Miss Sadie Lee and Miss Piggy the dog.
An article by Janet Patton in the Lexington Herald-Leader.
A discussion with Scott Mann of the Permaculture Podcast. Fill a horn of mead and sit down for a spell.